President Hu arrives in Dushanbe for visit and SCO summit

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-26 21:30

DUSHANBE -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on Tuesday for a state visit and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit slated for Thursday.

Hu flew to Dushanbe from Seoul after concluding a state visit to the Republic of Korea.

During his stay in Dushanbe, President Hu will hold talks with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon and sign bilateral cooperation deals on politics, economy and trade, according to a senior official of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China-Tajikistan ties have maintained good momentum in recent years, with the two countries working more closely on trade, transportation, telecommunication, infrastructure, education, culture and sports.

China and Tajikistan have also carried out fruitful cooperation in cracking down on East Turkistan separatists and the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as fighting drug trafficking.

During his visit to China last year, President Rakhmon and his Chinese counterpart signed a bilateral treaty on good-neighborly and friendly cooperation.

Founded in 2001, the SCO groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.